Nap Rucker

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George "Nap" Rucker
George "Nap" Rucker
Starting pitcher
Born: September 30, 1884(1884-09-30)
Died: December 19, 1970 (aged 86)
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1907
for the Brooklyn Superbas
Final game
September 13, 1916
for the Brooklyn Robins
Career statistics
Record     134-134
ERA     2.42
Strikeouts     1,217
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Led the National League in complete games (27), innings pitched (320.1), and shutouts (6): 1910

George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker (September 30, 1884 - December 19, 1970) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins. He was born in Crabapple, Georgia.

Rucker threw a no-hitter against the Boston Doves on September 5, 1908 . He led the National League in complete games (27), innings pitched (320.1), and shutouts (6) in 1910. His best year was 1911, when he won 22 games for the Dodgers.

After his baseball career, Rucker went on to a successful business career and served as mayor of Roswell from 1935 to 1936 and as the city's water commissioner after his mayoral term. Rucker was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. Rucker died in Alpharetta, Georgia in 1970 and was interred in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Roswell, Georgia.

His nephew Johnny Rucker played baseball for the New York Giants.

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  • Roswell, A Pictorial History, Roswell Historical Society, Darlene M. Walsh (Editor), 2nd Edition, 1994, p.253, ISBN 0-9615854-2-0.
Preceded by
Elmer Stricklett		 Brooklyn Superbas Opening Day
Starting pitcher
1908		 Succeeded by
Kaiser Wilhelm
Preceded by
Kaiser Wilhelm		 Brooklyn Superbas Opening Day
Starting pitcher
1910		 Succeeded by
Cy Barger
Preceded by
Cy Barger		 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers/Dodgers Opening Day
Starting pitcher
1912-1913		 Succeeded by
Ed Reulbach
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